Robert Guillaume
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Robert "Bob" Guillaume (November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017) was an American stage and television actor, best known for his role as Benson Du Bois on the TV-series Soap and the spin-off Benson, voicing the mandrill Rafiki in The Lion King and as Isaac Jaffe on Sports Night. In a career that spanned more than 50 years he worked extensively on stage (including a Tony Award nomination), television (including winning two Emmy Awards), and film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Guillaume, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Lion King (1994)
as Rafiki (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
as Rafiki (voice)
The Lion King 1½ (2004)
as Rafiki (voice)
Big Fish (2003)
as Dr. Bennett (senior)
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
Spy Hard (1996)
as Agent Steve Bishop
Death Warrant (1990)
as Hawkins
Lean On Me (1989)
as Dr. Frank Napier
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987)
as Philmore Walker
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001)
as Mr. Thicknose (voice)
Seems Like Old Times (1980)
as Fred
First Kid (1996)
as Wilkes
The Meteor Man (1993)
as Ted Reed
Columbus Circle (2012)
as Howard Miles
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
They Still Call Me Bruce (1987)
as V.A. Officer Johnson
The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982)
as Blake
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2003)
as Ben (voice)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Mastergate (1992)
as Senator Sellers
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
Actor
13th Child (2002)
as Riley
Magic with the Stars (1982)
as Self - Host
Satin (2011)
as Doc Bishop
The Making of the Lion King (1994)
as Self - Host
Cosmic Slop (1994)
as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Greyhounds (1994)
as Robert Smith
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief (1989)
as Self
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise (1996)
as Robert
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
as Harlan Wade
The Donna Summer Special (1980)
as An Angel
John Grin's Christmas (1986)
as John Grin
The Debbie Allen Special (1989)
as Self
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983)
as Prof. Jason Mills
Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997)
as Mr. Gower
The Kid from Left Field (1979)
as Larry Cooper
You Must Remember This (1992)
as Uncle Buddy
Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)
as Jordan Gaines
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996)
as Reverend Devers
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (2008)
as Mr. Barnes
Panic in the Skies! (1996)
as Rob Barnes
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972)
as Self
The Penthouse (1989)
as Eugene St. Clair
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 (2004)
as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 (2004)
as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
His Bodyguard (1998)
as Garrett
Prince Jack (1985)
as Martin Luther King
Silicon Towers (1999)
as Detective Green
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari (2003)
as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Fire and Rain (1990)
as Carter
Purlie (1981)
as Purlie
Passion and Memory (1986)
as Host
The Easter Story Keepers (1998)
as Ben (voice)